On the unanimous recommendation of Prof. Dianne Newell and the Academic Advisory Committee of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies at UBC, and with the unanimous approval of the Wall Institute Board of Directors, President Stephen J. Toope announces the appointment of Prof.Derek Gregory, Dept. of Geography at UBC, as a Peter Wall Distinguished Professor.
In appointing Gregory, Toope said: “I am delighted that we have this opportunity to recognize Derek Gregory for his dedication to excellence in research.”
A prolific academician and one of the most cited geographers outside and within the discipline, Gregory is an internationally renowned scholar in both the social sciences and the humanities.
Gregory’s appointment is for a five year term, effective July 1, 2011, and renewable once. At the Peter Wall Institute, Gregory joins Brett Finlay, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Microbiology and Immunology, and a Peter Wall Distinguished Professor since 2002.
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